Mo Yuan examined the withered branch in his hand.
The withered branch was about a foot long, with a dry, cracked surface and a grayish color, looking no different from a branch that had fallen from a dead tree by the roadside.
However, Mo Yuan carefully scanned the withered branch with his Mental Power and found a very faint fluctuation of consciousness inside it. It was so faint that it was almost mixed with the surrounding air. If he hadn't deliberately looked for it, he wouldn't have noticed it at all.
"Hmm? Conscious? Is it Ah Yin?"
"No, Ah Yin should be sleeping inside the Life Seed."
But at that moment, seemingly touched by his Mental Power, the consciousness within the withered branch seemed to strengthen, as if responding to him, but it was too weak to transmit any effective information.
Mo Yuan thought for a moment, then simply threw it back into the flowerpot, drawing out some life energy from it and pouring it into the withered branches.
The cracks on the surface of the withered branch lit up briefly before dimming. The fluctuations in consciousness were somewhat more stable than before, but still not clear enough.
it works.
Mo Yuan pondered for a moment, then planted the withered branch in the soil and infused it with a surge of life energy.
A miraculous scene unfolded: the base of the withered branch instantly sprouted fine roots upon contact with the soil, spreading outwards. A hint of green peeked through the cracks on the branch's surface, and tender buds emerged from the top, slowly unfurling into several tender leaves.
"Wow, it grows so fast! No wonder it's something left behind by the Life Core!"
Half an hour later, a sapling about half a foot tall sprouted from the flowerpot.
The sapling is exactly the same shape as the Golden Ancient Tree, but shrunk many times over. When placed in a flowerpot, it looks like a carefully pruned bonsai.
Um...
This is a true miniaturized version; it's not the smaller version that appeared before due to spatial refraction.
"Phew... finally out."
A voice came from the sapling, a clear female voice, with a hoarseness and weariness as if just awakened from a long slumber.
The few leaves at the top of the sapling trembled, as if stretching their muscles.
Um?
Mo Yuan narrowed his eyes, then waved his hand, and the Star of Eden Vehicle immediately unfolded a layer of subspace, separating the entire office from Douluo Star.
"Who are you?" The voice suddenly became alert, its tone turning sharp. "Where am I? How did I get into a flowerpot?"
Mo Yuan leaned against the windowsill, arms crossed, looking at the half-foot-tall sapling. "You're in my office, but you should know your current state, right? If it weren't for me, you'd still be half-dead."
"You—" The sapling's branches trembled violently, and the voice rose several octaves, "You planted my true form in a flowerpot?! Do you even know who I am? I am the Life Core of Douluo Star! You actually treat me like a potted plant?!"
"Let me correct you," Mo Yuan said, holding up a finger. "You're no longer the Life Core; you're just a consciousness residing in this withered branch."
He had already examined it. Although this sapling looked very similar to the Golden Ancient Tree, it actually contained no natural laws, so apart from the resemblance, it had absolutely nothing to do with the Life Core.
However, judging from this, this consciousness doesn't seem to belong to Ah Yin; rather, it seems more like the former Life Core?
Could it be that, like Yun Ming's soul, it was expelled by the Life Seed as a foreign object?
The sapling was silent for two seconds, then let out a cold laugh, "Heh, sharp-tongued. Don't think I'll believe your words just because you said a few words. I'll unleash the power of nature right now and show you what I'm made of."
As she spoke, her consciousness suddenly faded away.
Mo Yuan found it amusing, but kept a straight face, watching the other party make a fool of himself.
Sure enough, less than two seconds later, a high-pitched sound that almost pierced eardrums came from the sapling.
"Ah--"
"What happened to my natural rights?!"
"Is this what you're looking for?" Mo Yuan suddenly took out the Life Seed and waved it in front of her.
" The Life Seed? How could this be...?"
"Have you already forgotten what happened before? Do you still think you're the Life Core?" Mo Yuan retorted.
"Experience... um..."
As if a switch had been flipped, her consciousness suddenly fluctuated violently.
"Ugh--"
"Um?"
A thought crossed Mo Yuan's mind: Could it be that this Life Core itself didn't even have this memory?
Logically speaking, if Tang San hadn't intervened, how could Ah Yin have possibly possessed the Life Core?
Seeing the little sapling in front of him fall silent, Mo Yuan decided not to provoke her, but instead used the alternate dimension to separate her from the outside world again.
Well, let her think about it carefully. What if she remembers?
However, he was still somewhat shocked that this former Life Core still had remnants of consciousness.
Mainly...
" Ah Yin and Tang San are really too weak, aren't they? It's been so long and they still haven't completely assimilated the original consciousness of the Life Core."
Mo Yuan complained.
However, upon closer examination, considering the original work's portrayal, it seems quite reasonable that the fusion wasn't complete.
After all, in the original novel, Tang Wulin only became the Child of Nature after returning from the Thousand-Day Burial of the Dragon, which means that Ah Yin may have been asleep before that.
However, in that case...
Mo Yuan looked at the Life Seed in his palm, and an idea flashed through his mind. Originally, he wanted to use this thing and the fragments left by the Goddess of Life to re-cultivate the Life Core, but since there was a ready-made consciousness, there was no need to waste any more effort.
Thinking this, Mo Yuan pointed.
The Authority of Reason was activated, and with a flash of blue light, an identical flowerpot was created.
Mo Yuan threw the Life Seed into it, and life energy poured into it. Soon, a tiny sprout emerged from the seed.
But that's all; the life energy generated from the energy of Rare Metals is ultimately insufficient to allow the Life Seed to fully sprout.
"The next step is to let the original consciousness absorb Ah Yin's consciousness and become a complete Life Core again, but..."
Mo Yuan glanced at the sapling whose consciousness was still fluctuating violently.
I wonder how long it will take him to recover.
But at that moment, Mo Yuan, who had recently dealt countless times with consciousness and soul, suddenly sensed a fluctuation in consciousness, and the source was... this Life Seed had sprouted a tiny bud before him?
"Has he awakened?"
Mo Yuan frowned. Fortunately, he had placed the Life Seed in the alternate dimension beforehand, so he wasn't worried that the awakened Ah Yin might contact Tang Hao was probably still asleep.
" Ah Yin? Stop hiding, I know you've woken up."
"Huh? You know me?"
A different sound rang out, followed by a feeling of languor, as if one had slept for a long time.